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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Goblets

The first time I made goblets they turned out rather poorly -- and the glaze even crawled. Thought I'd give up until I adopted a fun approach goblet making. Pictured above are two "rattle goblets". Small balls of clay rolled in cornstarch are inserted into the stems before joining the bowl; a bit of cornstarch is funneled into the stem to prevent them from sticking together. Now hundreds of goblets later (and a few blown up in the bisque) I'm refining the design, using different glazes and enjoying myself. Cheers!

1 comment:

I just love these goblets! What a wonderful way to demonstrate that sometimes "going with the flow" produces something truly exceptional. Thanks so much for visiting my blog and your kind comment about my glaze fire explanation.Krystalhttp://kmgstudio.blogspot.com